Ștefan Andrei
Ștefan Andrei | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania | |
In office 8 March 1978 – 11 November 1985 | |
President | Nicolae Ceaușescu |
Preceded by | George Macovescu |
Succeeded by | Ilie Văduva |
Personal details | |
Born | Podari, Oltenia, Kingdom of Romania | 29 March 1931
Died | 31 August 2014 Snagov, Romania | (aged 83)
Spouse | Violeta Andrei |
Ștefan Andrei (Romanian pronunciation:
Early life
Andrei was born to a very poor family in
The socialist character of one country or another cannot be denied; the socialism built in one country cannot be opposed to the socialism of other countries or to the socialism to be constructed in the future.[2]
Andrei was often considered a very literate and benevolent man, a famous book collector enriching his collection from his trips abroad. He was also seen as a good husband and family man.[3] He was married to the Romanian movie actress Violeta Andrei.[4]
Political career
Andrei was first appointed Deputy Chief of the International Section of the Central Committee and encouraged to develop ties with foreign communist governments and movements around the world. Then in April 1972, he became the Secretary for Foreign Relations of the Central Committee and in November 1974, he rose to membership on the Permanent Bureau of the Political Executive Committee of Romania. On 8 March 1978 he was eventually appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, he was arrested and sentenced by a Romanian Military Court to two years and ten months in prison for supporting the bloody crackdown in 1989.[11] He served at least part of his sentence at the Jilava prison hospital.[12]
Andrei died on 31 August 2014 in Snagov at the age of 83.[13]
See also
- Romanian Communist Party
- Nicolae Ceaușescu
- Foreign relations of Romania
References
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- ^ "Виолета Андрей" [Violeta Andrei]. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
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- ^ Maier, Anneliese. Enhanced Personality Cult for Elena Ceausescu. 8 January 1986. Blinken Open Society Archives (retrieved on 8 September 2021)
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- ^ "16 Ex-Ceausescu Aides Jailed for Resisting Revolt". Los Angeles Times. 1991-03-26. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ Păunescu, Adrian (2010-03-22). "Ştefan Andrei la 79 de ani" [Ștefan Andrei is 79 years old]. Jurnalul Național (in Romanian). Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "A murit un fost ministru de Externe al Romaniei". ziare.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 2014-09-01.